What good being object of charity? Give away, ne'er turn to ask in return, Should there be the wealth treasured in thy heart.

What makes you weep, my friend? In you is all power. Summon up your all-powerful nature, O mighty one, and this whole universe will lie at your feet. It is the Self alone that predominates, and not matter.

The Buddhists or the Jains do not depend upon God; but the whole force of their religion is directed to the great central truth in every religion, to evolve a God out of man. They have not seen the Father, but they have seen the Son. And he that hath seen the Son hath seen the Father also.

The past was great no doubt, but I sincerely believe that the future will be more glorious still.

The seeker's silence is the loudest form of prayer.

The Land where humanity has attained its highest towards gentleness, towards generosity, towards purity, towards calmness - it is India.

There is another way in which this idea of mercy and selfless charity can be put into practice; that is, by looking upon work as "worship" in case we believe in a Personal God. Here we give up all the fruits our work unto the Lord, and worshipping Him thus, we have no right to expect anything from man kind for the work we do.